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Monday, January 17, 2011

Matrilineal Monday: Cruisin' Down the mtDNA highway: ELIZABETH BOND

My great X 8 grandmother was ELIZABETH BOND born Feb 28, 1683 Beverly, Essex Co MA. She was the daughter of JOHN BOND II and EMMA GRAVES.

ELIZABETH BOND married JOSEPH PRIDE on Dec 17, 1703/1703 in Beverly Essex Co MA. They continued to reside in Beverly for about eight years. Their three eldest daughters, ELIZABETH, JANE & AMY PRIDE were born there. A baptismal record for the eldest daughter ELIZABETH was recorded in the records of the First Church in Beverly: